Dyeing-machine



J. BENOSCH.

. DYEING MACHINE. APRUCATION FILED MAY 11. 1914.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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Patented'Aug. 22, 1916.

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JOSEPH BENosoH, or AMSTERDAM, NEW' YORK, ASSIGNOR TO KLAUDER-WELDON DYE- ING MACHINE COMPANY, or AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

DYEING-MACHINE.

Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Application filed'May 11, 1914. Serial No. 837,716.

To all whom it may. concern:

ing-llachines, of which the fo llowing is a full, clear, 'and'ekact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to dyeing machlnes and the like, and with regard tocertain more specific features thereof, to rotary dye-' ing machines employing sticks for supportingyarn skeins.

One of he .objects ofthis invention is to provide simple andrpracti'cal means for fa cilitating the loading. and unloadlng of a machine of the character referred to.

It is another object of the invention to provide reliable and durable mechanism for locking the parts in operative posltlon.

Another object is to reduce the number of partsin a dyeing machine without sacrificing security ofposition' of-the yarn stlcks or ease of manipulation thereof.

It is another object of'the invention to provide an apparatus 'of the character. set forth, wherein yarn skeins of dlflerent lengths may be efficiently dyed.

Still another object. of the invention is to provide a machine in which the parts are so positioned and arranged as to effectively op- .erate withoutdanger of derangement under all conditions of use.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which view taken on the line 33, of Fig. 1 Fig.-

4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the frame which is light but durable.

line 4-4, of Fig. 1 and Fig. 5 is a perspec- Be itknown that I, JOSEPH BnNosoH, a citizen of the [United States, residing at; Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomery and State of New York, have invented cer-' tain new and useful Improvements in Dye' tive view of the mechanism for locking the yarn sticks in operative position.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, whereln similar reference characters refer to'similar'parts throughout the the drawings). A carrier 2 is mounted to rotate on or with the shaft 1 and preferably comprises a hub 3 surrounding the shaft 1 and developing into aplurality of arms 4, the whole formingfa-supporting spider or At the outer end of each of the arms 4 there is provided an enlarged T-shaped head portion 5 which offers a substantial fastening area for rivets 6, or other suitable fastening means.

. Connecting members 7 which are arcuate or segmental in shape extend from the center line of each of said arms to the center line of an adjacent arm, and the ends of these connecting members abut one another and are fixed to the head portion 5 of each arm forming a continuous outer ring-shaped stick-supporting member. The arms 4 are provided intermediate their outer and inner ends with guide-members 8, fixed thereto, as indicated at 9, each having a flange portion 10. On each of the arms 4 there is provided a transverse recess 11 adapted to receive a locking ring'12. (See Fig. 4.) This ring is preferably of such thickness that when in position in the recess 11 its outer face will lie flush withthe corresponding face of each of the arms 4. An inner sticksupporting member 13 is disposed adjacent the locking ring or slide 12 and is annular in shape and held in a coaxial position with the shaft 1 by means of the guide-members 8. This sticksupporting member is provided with a plurality of sockets 14, certain of said sockets being arranged at agreater distance from the shaft 1 than others.

A locking lever 1511s fixed to the locking ring 12 and extends outwardly, being provided with a handle 16 at its outer end. cooperating locking member 17 is fixed to the inner sticlesupporting ring 13, and is provided with an arcuate groove 18. The locking lever 15 is provided with a hand screw 19 having an enlarged portion 20 and a smaller threaded shank portion 21 which plays within the groove 18. A collar 45 tend and be held within opposite sockets V of a yarn stick as the same is introduced lon- 22 is fixed on the end of said shank portion and moves in a recess in a lug portion 23 of the lever. The inner wall of this recess limits the outward movement of the hand screw.

The sockets 14 are provided with openings 24, each adapted to receive the end gitudinally therein. The locking ring 12 is V the 'sockets14 there is a corresponding opening in the.locking ring, and under certain conditions, as for instance when it is desired to load or unload the machine, the locking lever 15 may be operated to present simultaneously all of the openings 25 in the looking ring opposite and in alinement with all ofthe openings 24 in the stick-supporting member 13. Blind sockets are provided in i an opposite carrier 26, as indicated at 27 and, accordingly, the relation between the carriers 2 and 26 being fixed an inner yarn stick 28 may be passed endwise through the sockets 14 and the openings 25 in the locking ring to enable the operator to position the opposite end of the yarn stick in the blind socket 27, whereupon he may slide the yarn stick 28 in an opposite direction until it becomes possible for him to move the locking ring 12 to throw the openings 25 out of alinement with the sockets 14. This is accomplished by unscrewing the hand screw 19 and moving the lever 15 by means of a handle 16, it being noted that the portion 21 will follow in the groove 18 until limited by the termination of this groove. The operator may then secure the parts in position by proper manipulation of the hand screw. WVhen the openings 25 are moved out of alinement with the openings 24 of the sockets 14 the slide 12 presents a solid backing for the end of the yarn stick; and the yarn sticks are constructed of a uniform length to exwhen in operative position. The end 29 of the groove 18 limits the movement of the lever 15 in the opposite direction and registers the openings 25 with the openings 24.-

A segmental plate 30 extends between and is secured to adjacent arms 4 of the carrier- 2, and pivoted on this plate, as indicated at 31, is a lever 32 provided with a handle 33 and a hand screw 34 of a construction similar to the hand screw 19. An outer segment 35 is secured between the same adjacent arms 4 of the carrier, and this segment is provided with a curved slot 36, the center of curvature of which is at the pivot point 31. At intervals the slot 36 is shaped to receive an enlarged portion 37 of the hand screw 34, as indicated at 38. The remainder of the slot is of a reduced dimension permitting movement therethrough of the reduced shank portion 39 of the hand screw 34. This mechanism provides for a range of adjustments of'the lever 32 relativeto the segment 35. The'lever 32 is forked at 40 to straddle the supporting and'locking rings, and said lever is also provided with a yoke portion 41 which embraces and en gages one of the sockets 14. It will be seen, therefore, that. as; the lever 32 is swung on the pivot 31 it will cause a movement of the supporting ring 13 relative tothe carrier 2 V and to all portions in fixed relation with the latter, as for instance, the'outer sticksupporting ring 7. If the locking ring 12 is at this time fixed to the supporting member 13 by means of the hand screw 19 both of these rings will be movedconjointly; If there exists a loose relation between these two members it will be obvious that the supporting member may be moved independently of the locking ring 12. A slot 42 is provided in the member 13 and is engaged by a stud 43 which is fixed in the slide 12, which serves to hold the locking ring in close relationship with the supporting ring.

Assuming the parts to be in the position shown in Fig. 1, the operation of the device is as follows Outer and inner ,yarn'sticks' arranged in pairs are equipped with a number of skeins of yarn. The outer stick is positioned by the operator within opposite outer stick sockets 44. The lever 15 is then moved to aline the openings 25 in thelocking ring with the openings 24 in the supporting ring. One end of the inner stick is introduced through the socket 14 and sufficiently into or through the openings25 in the looking ring and into suitablerecess '14 in the arms 4 to permit the operator to move the opposite end of the inner stick into a posi- 105 tion opposite the socket 27, whereupon'thestick is moved in the opposite direction into the blind socket 27. Another pair of sticks is then mounted in the machine and so on,

until the machine is fully equipped. The 1.10

lever 15 may then be moved to lock the sticks in position, as has been hereinbefore de- 7 scribed, and the lever may then be locked in this position by the hand screw 19. It frequently happens that dilferent batches of .115 skeins differ in length, and to render this ma- 7 chine suitable, effectively and reliably to ac-. commodate the skeins of different lengths is one of the functions of the mechanism comprising the .lever132 and the segment '38.

When the sticks are 'mounted in position within their respective sockets or supports 7 the hand screw 34 maybe loosened to disengage the portion 37 with the'slot 36, whereupon the lever 32 may be swung about the pivot 31 carrying the supporting ring 13 and all of the sockets thereon into a position to tauten the yarn. When the inner yarn sticks have been thus sufficiently moved relative to the outeryarn stickswhich are held Stationary within sockets 44 in the outer sticksupporting member 7 the lever may be locked in its then position by turning the hand screw 34 and reengaging the portion 37 with one of the corresponding recesses 38 of the slot 36. j

With the parts in the position described the machine is ready for the dyeing operation. It is to be noted that the engagement between the lever 32 and the segment 35 is very positive in its character and is devoid of springs or other delicate mechanism. The machine is equipped with suitable means for rotating the outer yarn sticks to cause better penetration of the yarn by the dye. 7

It will be seen from the foregoing'that a device is provided which, among others, accomplishes all the objects and advantages hereinbefore set forth.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely difierent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.-

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is j 1. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a carrier provided with series of concentric inner and outer stick sockets, and common means to lock sticks in a plurality of the sockets of one of said series.

2. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotatable carrier provided with inner and outer means for supporting a plurality of sticks, means to lock simultaneously all the sticks in one of said supporting means, and means to move one of said supporting means relative to the other.

3. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotatable carrier provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced stick sockets and independently rotatable means to lock sticks in all of said sockets simultaneously.

4. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a support provided with an aperture to receive a stick, and a locking slide juxtaposed to said support and provided with an aperture to register with said support aperture.

5. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, an annular support provided with a series of apertured sockets to receive sticks, an annular locking slide provided with a series of openings to register with said sockets, and means to move said slide relatively to said support for closing said sockets.

6. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, an annular support provided with a series of apertured sockets to receive sticks, a rotatable locking slide provlded with a series of openings to reglster V with said sockets, means to move said slide relatively to said support for closing said sockets, and means to move said support and said slide together.

8. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotatable carrier provided with inner and outerseries of supports for a plurality of sticks, common means to lock simultaneously all the sticks in one of said series of said supports, means to move the supports of one of said series relatively to the other, and means to lock the movable series in any one of a plurality of positions.

9. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotatable carrier provided with an annular support for a plurality of sticks, an annular locking slide juxtaposed to said support, and means for selectively moving said support and said slide independently and simultaneously relatively to said carrier.

10. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotatable carrier provided with an annular support for a plurality of sticks, and means for moving said slide relatively to said support and locking the same in moved position, said means comprising a lever secured to said slide and a hand-clamp associated with said lever.

11. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a pair of spaced members dis posed in fixed parallel relation and provided with registering tubular sockets having open ends extending toward each other, and means associated with one of said mem bers to permit longitudinal insertion of sticks in saidsockets and to hold the sticks against displacement.

12. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a pair of spaced members disposed in fixed parallel relation and provided with registering tubular sockets having open ends extending toward each other, and means associated with one of said members to permit longitudinal insertion of sticks in said sockets and to lock the sticks against displacement, said means comprlsing a slide having openings and closed portions to selectively register with the sockets of said member.

13. In a dyeing machine or the like, 1n combination, a rotary stick-carrier, comprisi g i lterstick-supports, inner suck-supports,

and intermediate stick-supports between said outer and inner stick-supports, and means adapted to move said inner supports relatively to said outer supports and secure the former in said relatively moved position. 14. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotary stick-carrier compris ing outer stick-supports, inner stick-supports, and intermediate stick-supports between said outer and inner stick-supports, and means adapted to move said inner supports and said intermediate supports simultaneously into different adjusted positions relatively to said outer supports and secure them in said different adjusted positions.

15. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotary stick-carrier comprising outer stick-supports, inner stick-supports, and intermediate stick-supports between said outer and inner stick-supports, and means adapted to move certain of said supports relative to certain others, said means comprising a lever pivotally arranged relative to said spider and engaging one of said movable supports.

16. In a dyeing machine or the like, in combination, a rotary stick-carrier comprising outer stick-supports, inner sticksupports, and intermediate stick-supports be tween said outer and inner stick-supports, and means adapted to move said inner supports and said intermediate supports simultaneously into different adjusted-positions relatively to said outer supports and secure them in said different adjusted positions, said means comprising a lever pivotally arranged relative to said spiders-and forked'to engage one of said inner supports.

17. In a dyeing mach ne or the like,

combination, a rotatable carrier, a plurality of stick-sockets associated therewith, certain of said stick-sockets being nearer the axis than certain others, and rotatable means adapted simultaneously to: lock sticks in a plurality of said sockets. j

18. In a dyeing machine or the like, in

combination, a rotatable carrier, a plurality,

of stick-sockets associated therewith, certain of said stick-sockets being nearer the axis ment thereon comprising sticl sockets,}and a locking slide rlng mounted on said car rier adjacent said stick-supporting ring.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in the presenceof two Witnesses. V

V JOSEPH BENOSCH. Witnesses: j NELLIE A. GREEN,

It. W. EMERsoN.

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